If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.
quote by George W. Bush
Don't loose your head
Don't lose your head
To gain a minute
You need your head
Your brains are in it.
Burma Shave
To gain a minute
You need your head
Your brains are in it.
Burma Shave
Laws
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
quote by Plato
quote by Plato
Forward
Fix your eyes forward on what you can do,
not back on what you cannot change.
quote by Tom Clancy, Author
not back on what you cannot change.
quote by Tom Clancy, Author
Effort, not ability
Effort, not ability, makes the biggest difference in achievement.
quote by Bill Clinton
quote by Bill Clinton
Everest
Well George, we knocked the bastard off.
spoken by Sir Edmund Hilary after he and Sherpa Tenzing had conquered mount Everest.
spoken by Sir Edmund Hilary after he and Sherpa Tenzing had conquered mount Everest.
Predicting the economic downturn
These economic downturns are very difficult to predict,
but sophisticated econometric modeling houses like Data Resources and Chase Econometrics have successfully predicted 14 of the last 3 recessions
but sophisticated econometric modeling houses like Data Resources and Chase Econometrics have successfully predicted 14 of the last 3 recessions
Capital punishment
Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime
as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty.
quote by Henry Ford
as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty.
quote by Henry Ford
Problems
I've never had a problem with drugs.
I've had problems with the police.
quote by Keith Richards
I've had problems with the police.
quote by Keith Richards
Getting information off the internet
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
quote by Mitch Kapor
quote by Mitch Kapor
Definition of a diplomat
Diplomat: A person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
quote by Caskie Stinett
quote by Caskie Stinett
The average
Statistics always remind me of the fellow who drowned in a river whose average depth was three feet.
quote by Woody Hayes, Ohio State football coach
quote by Woody Hayes, Ohio State football coach
Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art of saying, “Nice doggie,” until you can find a rock.
quote by Will Rogers
quote by Will Rogers
Experience
Experience is not what happens to a man;
it is what a man does with what happens to him.
quote by Aldous Huxley
it is what a man does with what happens to him.
quote by Aldous Huxley
The power of statistics
Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that people who have the most birthdays live the longest.
quote by Larry Lorenzoni
quote by Larry Lorenzoni
Pierced ear
I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage.
They’ve experienced pain and bought jewelry.
quote by Rita Rudner
They’ve experienced pain and bought jewelry.
quote by Rita Rudner
Tax
We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
quote by Winston Churchill
quote by Winston Churchill
A lesson in PR
Every person who leaves goes on to represent your company.
They can either bad-mouth or praise.
quote by Jack Welch
They can either bad-mouth or praise.
quote by Jack Welch
Do what other say you cannot do
Do just once what others say you cannot do
and you will never pay attention
to their limitations again.
quote by James Cook
and you will never pay attention
to their limitations again.
quote by James Cook
Courage
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities
because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Quote by Winston Churchill
because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Quote by Winston Churchill
Conversation
Conversation means being able to disagree
and still continue the discussion.
Quote by Dwight MacDonald
and still continue the discussion.
Quote by Dwight MacDonald
The tree and the shadow
Character is like a tree,
and reputation is like a shadow.
The shadow is what we think of it;
the tree is the real thing.
Quote by Abraham Lincoln
and reputation is like a shadow.
The shadow is what we think of it;
the tree is the real thing.
Quote by Abraham Lincoln
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